I find myself enjoying this story more and more as I write it, so I thought, sure, I'll do two chapters of this in a row. Everything is beginning to merge so there are fewer groups I have to be focusing on. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everything who has commented, followed, and/or favorited this story. It is very encouraging to see how many people enjoy the work I spent time to make, and I know other authors do to. Thank you everyone. Enough of the sappy stuff and let's move to the comments so we can get back to the story.

IJN Zuikaku: That's an idea. I suppose I could do a very short omake at the end of a chapter. That scene might actually work with this chapter.

shiroryuu01: Jaune needs a rival. Ladykiller vs Harem King showdown.

Adesis: After, he mentions magic gods already, but it's going to be before the Kamisato arc too.

CD123505: That is why Roman needs a little help in solidifying the atrocities of Hunters. I'm pretty sure most people know Touma will eventually find out about his lies/partial truths and fight him. The question is when and how much will Roman get out of it?

RPGPersona: You discovered my secret goal of constantly taking up your time. I loved the idea of Yang dressing up Last Order as a mini Blake. I seriously thought about it to see if it could work. Ozpin always seems to have some idea of what is going on, except when you use a very convoluted plan and dress up as a teenager. I never said it was Aleister…. But yeah, traveling between dimensions can be weird. You have to bend time AND space so you could spend a year in one world then travel back and only a day has passed, or the other way around. Roman Hood shall be the savior of Remnant. Don't worry, this chapter will answer both of your desires, what happened and team bonding.

The Rupture: Accelerator at 100% is kind of OP, but will have to see how well dust works on him.

Duskrider: He gets all the villains and maybe 1-2 of the main girls. Huh, Touma with Cinder and Emerald… that sounds way more fun than it should.

tython055: I can mention it to a few people I know, but no idea if they would be interested.

Adv: Thanks for the compliment.

FireDusk: Dorm Manager helps Glynda make Ozpin be an actual headmaster.

YCG: Dust allow people to use magic, but I believe it requires Aura to activate, ice blades made by Cinder, or technology, like dust bullets.

Dead Salvation: Coma for the entire story…. Just kidding. He will wake up soon.

Guest: Originally Aleister had white hair in novel, but later became silver. Though, he could probably easily change his hair color whenever he wanted to. We will avoid alcoholic scenes for now. Need Yang, Jaune, Nora, and a few others to join their drunk shenanigans. Neo is very possessive. As for kiss, does a cheek kiss count? Indirect? Or does it have to be on the lips?

ultron emperor: Now that you say that, I kind of do too.

WiliamZ0: This crossover blends the two universes together more than my other one, which was made kind of jokingly and for laughs. I don't think that will come up, since no one really knows about the image blocking. Accelerator will get healed to a degree, otherwise he will be stuck in bed the entire story.

G119: Have to say a few chapters before Accelerator starts doing stuff, but he WILL do awesome things.

General soto: Nah, Touma's kindness gets misinterpreted.

dickythamrin077: I'm not sure how much they will show up, to be honest. I planned for them to show up periodically at least. I came up with this earlier in the week and a friend and I had a good laugh. If we take (T)ouma, (M)elanie, (M)iltia, and (N)eo form the team TMMN (Touman).

Disclaimer: I do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index or RWBY.


"Man, Pyrrha," Nora laughed. "You need to learn how to dodge or we are never going to finish."

"Don't be too hard on her," Ren said. "She's new to this."

"Sorry," Pyrrha apologized softly. "I'm really trying."

"Focus guys," Jaune told them. "A lot of enemies up ahead and we are getting near the end."

"Oh crap!" Nora yelled. "Incoming. Go get them, Jaune-Jaune!"

"Why do you expect me to do everything?"

"Because you have been carrying us up to now!"

"Ren has been helping a lot too!"

"I'm just support," Ren pointed out. "You and Pyrrha have to be on the front lines."

"And I'm not much help right now," Pyrrha added depressed.

"That's not true," Jaune reassured her and she looked over at him with skepticism in her eyes. "You take several hits before going down, so I can thin out the numbers."

"Thanks," she said sarcastically and punched him in the shoulder. "Glad I know I'm indispensable."

"The music changed!" Nora warned. "It's time for the boss fight!"

The four members of Team JNPR were sitting in their room around a large screen. They were playing a new game Jaune and Ren had bought recently. It was called Grimm Slayers and was designed to imitate Hunter's fighting Grimm for the general populace. It let players create their own character with a set number of skills and then a special weapon. They all had based their characters on themselves which lead to Jaune fulfilling the role of the tank, Pyrrha was a speed fighter, Nora was pure strength and no defense, while Ren took over the roll as range support. Jaune and Ren were more experienced than the other two, so they were carrying the team. Nora just enjoyed smashing things and had fun that way. Pyrrha was… there were no other words to describe it… horrible. She had the record for most number of deaths, which was only ten times more than Nora's, and that was saying something when Nora usually changed into a group of Grimm headfirst. Eventually, they finished the level and put the game away. It had primarily being used as a distraction from the earlier events.

"I feel better," Nora announced and flopped back on her bed. "Had pancakes, killed Grimm, saved someone, ate lunch, found out the girl is safe, and now we beat the last level! Today was productive! Anyone up for some sparing tonight after dinner?"

"I bet we could get Team RWBY to join us," Jaune said with a grin. "Ruby mentioned she wanted to do some team bonding exercises anyway. Maybe we can trick Yang into fighting you Nora, I still have the bruises from last time." The entire team laughed.

"You seem in a much better mood," Pyrrha commented to Jaune.

"I'm just happy Goodwitch informed us the girl had been found," Jaune replied.

"I'm kind of surprise she managed to find her way into Vale," Ren added and everyone else looked at him. "Either she was always there, or they had been separated long before we found him. Did anyone else think Professor Goodwitch was hiding something?"

"Huh?" Nora asked and sat up immediately. "I thought Ozpin sent her to tell us the girl had been found? Do you think she's lying? I don't think she would lie about something like that."

"No Nora," Ren replied calmly with a shake of his head. "The second half."

"Now that you mentioned it," Pyrrha said slowly. "I understand there are reasons why she told us to keep this information secret. A person who can fight Grimm like he did without an unlocked Aura would no doubt cause him unnecessary attention. What I don't understand is why she is allowing us to tell Team RWBY about him."

"I figured she knew we would tell them anyways," Jaune suggested with a shrug. "We were going to."

"Dang right we were!" Nora agreed loudly.

"It was her wording," Pyrrha explained and Ren nodded. Jaune and Nora looked between them confused.

"She didn't flat out say we weren't allowed to tell Team RWBY," Ren pointed out. "Her exact words were 'You might as well tell Team RWBY what happened today when they return. I have little doubt you would be able to keep this a secret from them for very long.' It sounds like she wants us to tell them, but in a way to make it sound like it was purely our idea."

"You two are paranoid," Nora laughed. "Goodwitch would never tell us to break rules on purpose. She just knows us too well, because all the time we spend in detention."

"And why is that?" Jaune asked, as he turned toward her with a look that was a combination of exasperation and amusement.

"I blame aliens," Nora whispered back innocently. "They are always up to no good."

"Of course they are," Jaune sighed. "Keep any eye out for them for me. We don't need to spend any more time in detention."

"I will not fail, Fearless Leader!" Nora told him and gave a snappy salute.

"Well, now that the alien issue is settled," Jaune said and turned back to Ren and Pyrrha. Both were looking at him, but amusement was etched on their faces. "I guess we wait until our friends return and then tell them what happened. Knowing Ruby, she's going to want to see the mystery person we found and Yang will probably want to tag along too."

"I'm planning to do a little studying until then," Ren said. "If you would like to go somewhere, I will keep an eye open for when they return."

"As much fun as that sounds," Jaune yawned and stretched. "I think I want to kick back, relax, and read my new X-Ray and Vav comic. If Nora wants to train tonight, I'm not doing anything after that except crash."

"I'll go easy on you!" Nora called over. Ren shared a quick look with Pyrrha. Nora's version of 'going easy' meant she didn't break your knees, usually.

"Did you finish your essay?" Ren asked Jaune.

"Mostly," Jaune admitted. "It's a little shorter than it probably should be, but I figure I'll give it a look over tomorrow and spruce it up." He had made decent progress after returning to his room. The difficult essay was one of the best ways he had to keep his mind off the situation earlier that morning. His teammates eventually returned and Pyrrha brought him a sandwich from the cafeteria. With Pyrrha's help, he made a lot more progress on his paper. Ren and Nora worked on theirs too, but it was more Ren trying to keep Nora in one place long enough for her to actually write her own. Nora's grades weren't bad, it's just she had a hard time keeping still in one place for an extended period of time. Once everyone was finished, they sort of sat around, not talking much, and seemed to be lost in their own thoughts.

Jaune had finally broken the silence and suggested they do something to distract them, like play the new video game. Ren had agreed quickly. Not only did he not mind playing video games once in a while, he could feel the dark atmosphere and understood they needed a change in pace. Nora agreed because she liked video games and Ren was playing. Pyrrha surprised them all by asking if she could play too. Normally, she was content with just watching. Jaune gave her a quick tutorial and they set off. The distraction worked well until Glynda knocked on their door. Once she told them about the girl being found, the atmosphere became significantly lighter, which lead to their current situation.

"You shouldn't leave things to the last minute," Pyrrha warned him. "We have a round of training to do tomorrow night, don't forget."

"I haven't," Jaune reassured her. "I think your teaching is finally penetrating my skull."

"Or her sword is!" Nora called out and everyone laughed.

"Your defense has improved considerably," Pyrrha commented. "What we really need to work on is for you to recognize when to attack. You are still hesitant when provided with an opening."

"That's easier said than done," Jaune muttered and fell back onto his bed. "Anytime I think you are leaving an opening, it turns out to be a trap or I mess up the timing. Some of these bruises aren't from Nora." Pyrrha blushed slightly.

"I have to put in a few decoys or you won't learn how to detect them," Pyrrha defended her action.

"I know," Jaune reassured her. "I'm only upset at myself for not being quicker in seeing it."

"Detecting an opponent's weakness is a very advance skill," Ren spoke up from his desk. He had a book open, but paused and looked over his shoulder. "I base a good part of my fighting style on it and it took years to become proficient. I don't have the strength to break through guards like Nora does."

"Just because I like to take the direct approach, doesn't mean I can't tell when someone is skilled like Renny," Nora pointed out. "You have gotten loads better since we met Jaune-Jaune. Think of all those Grimm you killed earlier!"

"Thanks guys," Jaune said gratefully. "I'm not going to let this get me down. I'm going to keep training, until I'm one of the best Hunters at school."

"Then you can fight Pyrrha for the top spot of the year!" Nora exclaimed excitedly. "Ren and I can sell tickets and buy celebration pancakes afterwards!"

"Sure Nora," Ren said without looking up from his book.

"I look forward to that day Jaune," Pyrrha said with a giggle and then moved her head slightly to the left. Her bed was closest to the hallway so she was able to hear the sound first. "I think Team RWBY is back, but they seem to be arguing."

"About what?!" Nora asked excitedly and pressed her ear up to the door.

"We really shouldn't…," Pyrrha started to say, but trailed off when Jaune joined Nora.

"It's no use," Ren told her. "You know those two well enough by now."

"True." She couldn't deny she was also slightly curious and a small smile tugged at her lips.

"Come on Ren," Nora half-whispered, half-demanded. Ren sighed, but knew trying to ignore her would be either a futile effort or lead down a series of events, that would end up with something destroyed and many people injured. He walked up and listened at the door. Outnumbered, Pyrrha joined her team. The voices were muffled at first, but quickly grew louder.

"…I can't believe this is working." That was definitely Ruby's excitable voice.

"It was better than Yang's first idea," Weiss's voice replied. "So glad Coco and I managed to talk her out of it."

"She was surprisingly helpful," Ruby added. "Even after Yang's horrible suggestion."

"I'm right here," Yang grumbled. "And my first plan would have worked out fine. A tiny Blake would not have drawn too much attention."

"What could you have possibly told people who noticed?" Weiss asked incredulously. "Assuming they thought it was actually her?"

"Dust accident."

"There's a dust that turns people into kids?" Ruby asked.

"Maybe," Yang answered.

"No there isn't!" Weiss snapped.

"What are they talking-…?" Nora whispered

"Quiet," Jaune interrupted her with a shush. "I can't hear."

"Worry about that later," Yang said. "Let's get inside and unpack her."

"Hope the air hole was enough," Ruby said nervously.

"She's moving around," Weiss pointed out. Team JNPR heard a door open and close, before the hallway grew quiet. Jaune was the first to stand up and the others imitated him.

"I think they brought a pet into Beacon," Jaune guessed.

"Cool!" Nora squealed. "We have to go over and see what it is! I hope it's a sloth! It has to be a sloth, right Renny?!"

"I doubt it's a Sloth," Ren replied calmly. "But I do agree they brought something."

"That's against the rules," Pyrrha said softly. "I hope they don't get into trouble."

"But that's what makes it awesome!" Nora argued. "A secret pet is the most important thing for a secret organization!" Her eyes widened. "When did Team RWBY join a secret organization?! Is that where they went today?! Which secret organization could it be?!"

"I think it's more likely they formed their own," Pyrrha answered with a smile.

"We have to go over there and make them let us in!" Nora declared and suddenly burst out of their dorm room. It took the combine effort of all three of her teammates to hold her back from busting down Team RWBY's door. She finally stopped struggling and looked extremely disappointed.

"I'll handle this," Jaune volunteered and stood up. He walked over and knocked on the door. "Hey, it's Jaune, I heard you guys coming back."

"What do you want Arc?!" he heard Weiss snap at him.

"We have something important to tell you all."

"Can it wait?" Ruby asked. "We are a little busy."

"It will be quick," Jaune promised.

"It involved a flying Ursa!" Nora added loudly.

"Wait, what?!" Ruby exclaimed in shock. "Is Nora telling one of her stories?"

"We kind of did see one," Jaune admitted, but purposely left the details out. They really shouldn't be discussing it in a hallway.

"I want to hear all about that," Yang's voice came through now. "But sorry Vomit Boy, we have to take care of something, maybe later?"

"We know about your stowaway," Jaune sighed and finally told them the truth. "We heard you outside our dorm."

"EHH!?" All three girls cried out in shock, while Jaune and his team snickered, except Ren, who only smiled.

"We won't tell," Jaune promised. "So you don't have to hide it."

"One second and we will let you guys in," Ruby relented. Jaune heard the door unlock, and then Ruby stuck her head out and looked up and down the hall. "Okay, come in." She waved them in urgently and slammed the door shut as soon as they stepped through. Jaune glanced around the room. It looked exactly like it had last time he had been in there. They had two bunkbeds created by using makeshift rope and books. Yang was leaning up against one of the desks and waved to Jaune and the others when they entered. A new looking, large, brown and black luggage bag with wheels was opened next to her Blake wasn't with them, but all thoughts about her were driven from their minds when they saw Weiss. She was sitting on her bed with a small brown haired girl in a blue dress with white polka dots.

A very familiar girl to them.

"IT'S HER!"


Neo had been planning to behave, as long as someone didn't start something, while Roman and Junior talked. She had to keep up appearances for the boy next to her. While Roman went off to do his job, Neo felt like she deserved a drink because she put up with him and his stupid men. Just because I bring a boy with me doesn't mean we are lovers. She pulled out her phone and showed the screen to Touma, who had sat down next to her. 'What do you want to drink? My treat.'

"Anything is fine," Touma whispered back and he eyed the bartender. "But no alcohol, I'm pretty weak to it."

We are at a bar and you don't want to drink? Neo thought incredulously. She kept calm though and typed out another message. 'Come on, live a little. It's not like you go crazy when drunk. Do you?'

"I was told I get a little… oblivious," he replied. "Then I cause a scene. We are supposed to stay inconspicuous, right?" Neo was curious about what kind of scene he would cause, but had to seriously resist the temptation to slip him alcohol. He had a point and Roman would not be happy if they trashed the bar. Neo waved the bartender over and held up her phone.

'Usual for me and something nonalcoholic for the boy.' The man nodded nervously and went to fetch their drinks. Neo was a famous customer, so they knew what to make for her. Whatever Touma got would be a surprise though.

"Is that Junior?" Touma whispered in an undertone. Neo glanced over and saw the large man talking to Roman. She nodded. "He's a big guy." Neo smirked.

'Intimidated?'

"Huh? No. Why would I?" He was spared further prodding from Neo when the bartender appeared. He passed over a soda to Touma and a bright pink drink to Neo. A smile appeared on her face as she took her drink. Once the cool liquid passed her lips, she leaned back and sighed. Touma sipped at his a lot more reserved. "I'm surprised," he muttered. "This tastes pretty similar to stuff back home." He glanced over at Neo. "What drink is that?"

'Oh, just something I had the people here learn for when I come in. Want a sip?'

"I guess?" Touma said. "A sip probably won't hurt." Neo pushed her glass over and Touma pressed it against his mouth. He blinked and set down the glass. "Kind of fruity." He passed it back over and Neo began to type, but she didn't show Touma the screen immediately. She waited for him to start sipping his own drink when she flashed it in front of him.

'You know we shared an indirect kiss, right?' His reaction was exactly like she imagined. He did a spectacular spit take and then dropped his drink into his lap.

"W-what?!" he spluttered and turned to her in shock. "Neo, why would you say it like that?!" Neo didn't answer and only burst out laughing. This caused a few eyes to focus intently on those two for a couple reasons. The people who knew Neo were in complete shock. One, whoever the boy was, actually seemed to be making Neo happy. People had seen her with new toys, but this was the first time they actually saw her with a genuine smile. Second, Neo had shared her drink.

Neo… never… shared her food or drink with anyone.

This fact caused many of Junior's men to watch in sheer amazement as the boy stood up and tried to clean himself off with a couple napkins. Neo didn't help at all, but continued to laugh. The boy realized he was fighting a losing battle. "I'll be right back," he told her. "Restroom." Neo gestured in its direction, the one thing she did to help, and he rushed off. She then grabbed her drink and her eyes narrowed as she scanned around the room. Everyone quickly looked away, not wanting to be caught watching. They didn't want to die. Neo finally appeared satisfied, and leaned her back against the bar while she waited for the boy. It wasn't a long wait, but that's when things went south. The boy just exited the restroom, when he stopped and turned. Neo focused her attention on what was distracting him.

Looks like an old guy is trying to hit on the Malachite sisters, Neo thought. Sucks to be that loser. They are going to kick his ass. She was curious at why Touma was approaching them. He didn't seem like the type to randomly flirt with a girl. Neo focused and filtered out his voice along with the others near him.

"Sso ladiess," a man said, his words slurring. He was obviously drunk. The man had black hair that was slightly spikey, not nearly as much as Touma's. He was unshaven and wearing an old grey shirt with black pants. "How would you like to drink a bit with me tonight?"

"Ugh," a girl with a red dress and black fur covering her shoulders said. She had short black hair, green eyes, and many accessories. "Melanie, why do drunk guys always try to hit on us?"

"I don't know Miltia," Melanie said. She was wearing a white dress and feather scarf. She had long black hair and way too many accessories. "But we may have to teach him like the others."

"Feissty," the man laughed. "I like that."

"Hey!" Touma called out and walked up to him. "Can't you tell you are bothering those two?" Neo had to resist face palming. Not only was Touma trying to act like a hero, he was trying to help two girls who definitely did not need help.

"Aren't you a little young to be in a bar, kid?" the guy asked and turned around. "Sscram before you get hurt."

"I'm not leaving until you leave them alone," Touma told him. The man sighed and pushed at him with his hand. Touma responded by blocking with his own. For a brief instant, the man's strength started to push him back, when the sound of breaking glass went off. The man's eyes widened slightly and he frowned, while Touma knocked away his hand. The man tilted his head curiously at Touma and then grinned.

"I like you kid," the man told him. "We should drink together some time." His eyes flickered over to Neo. "When you aren't with someone else."

"As long as you don't bother other people."

"Whatever," he muttered. "I only wanted a drinking buddy. Maybe I'll go somewhere else." He staggered off, leaving Touma and the girls along.

"Our hero," Miltia said sarcastically, with a roll of her eyes.

"You're Neo's friend right?" Melanie asked and Touma nodded. She was a little more forceful than her sister. Miltia was a little softer spoken, even if both of them had a haughty attitude. "What made you decide to help us?"

"No reason except I saw a drunk guy bothering two pretty girls," Touma said with a shrug, and then suddenly diverted his eyes when he realized what he said. "I'll be going before Neo comes looking for me…" He trailed off and turned around.

"Not so fast," Melanie said suddenly and grabbed his shoulder. He was pulled back by her strength. "You are just going to leave us?"

"I sort of came here with someone-...," Touma tried to explain.

"Neo is a friend of ours," Melanie told him. "She will understand. We can hardly let a cute boy leave after helping us without an expression of gratitude. Can we Miltia?"

"That would be incredible rude," she agreed and grabbed his other shoulder. If the boy had tried to flirt with them, they probably wouldn't have done anything, but he tried to leave after helping and then complimenting them. Such an action was rare in their line of work and they were interested to see if this is what Neo saw in him. Plus, they were a tiny bit annoyed he didn't try to flirt with them.

"You came all this way," Melanie continued. "Let's give you a good time. Touma tried to protest, but they grabbed him by the arms and dragged him off between them. The twins led him to a table and one of them grabbed a couple drinks from a waiter. Eyes that had been mildly curious about the boy where now focused solely on him. Not only did the boy seem to be close to the famous and deadly Neo, he now attracted the attention of Miltia and Melanie Malachite, Junior's strongest bouncers. However, one person wasn't curious or shocked. She was pissed.

The almost empty glass shattered in Neo's hand.

The few people relatively close to her began to scoot away and the bartender was afraid to approach her. Once she tapped on the table for another drink, he didn't have much of a choice. He slid another one of her concoctions down and made sure to stay well out of range of her fists. Neo chugged the drink and glared at Touma, who had turned bright red when the twins talked on either side of him. How dare they embarrass him? That's my job! She wanted to march over there and stab both of the girls, but Roman's warning echoed in her mind. It took all of her self-control not to, but her temper caused her to accidently slam the glass down too hard and it shattered. She also shattered Touma's glass for the heck of it. Her anger and irritation only grew when the twins seemed to laugh at almost anything Touma said and continued to have way more physical contact than was needed. It was a miracle neither of them touched his right hand.

"Where's the kid?" Roman asked her. She had seen him approaching, but only made a note of it until he spoke up. She sighed and pointed toward the table with him and the twins. "I told him to avoid attracting attention," Roman said irritably. "And he does something like this." Neo agreed completely.

"I asked for the twins to keep an eye on him because you said he was trouble," Junior told Roman. "If I knew this would happen…" His voice failed under the look Neo gave him.

It was his fault this happened! Neo reached for her umbrella. She spent a few minutes explaining everything relevant that happened to Roman and Junior, at Roman's request, which might have saved Junior's life.

"Come on," Roman said to Junior. "Let's rescue him from their grip, have you two meet, and then I need to get going. I feel like a babysitter today." He rubbed the side of his head.

"Never thought those two would go after a poor looking kid," Junior huffed. "They usually prefer higher class clientele." He and Roman walked over to them, but Neo stayed at the bar. She couldn't guarantee she wouldn't start something. "Hey girls," Junior told the twins. "Need to let him go. We have business."

"Looks like your problems are solved," Roman added and glanced at Touma.

"Aww," Miltia sighed.

"You will come visit when you are in the area, right?" Melanie asked.

"Not sure how much time I will have," Touma admitted and rubbed the back of his neck. "If I can spare some time, sure."

"Such a nice boy," Melanie laughed and looked over at her sister. "I think he deserves a farewell gift. What do you think?"

"I couldn't agree more," Miltia replied and the twins grinned. They swooped in at Touma and each kissed him on the cheek. The poor (or lucky based on different points of view) boy looked like a deer in headlights. Roman sighed and pulled his chair back.

"We don't have time for… whatever this is," Roman said and Touma snapped back to reality. He got to his feet, waved goodbye to the girls, and followed Roman and Junior back to the bar.

"Kid," Junior told Touma. "Not sure what you did, but I have never seen anything like that. You appear to have no resistance to girls, yet they flock around you."

"They were just repaying me for helping get rid of a drunk that was bothering them," Touma told him quickly. Junior started laughing and Touma looked confused.

"I'm not laughing at you," Junior finally explained. "Those two can take care of themselves. They help out when fights break out here." Touma's confusion turned to shock.

"You have a lot to learn about women," Roman told him. "Maybe after my next delivery, I can share some advice."

"Thank you," Touma told him slightly hesitantly, because Neo shook her head vigorously behind Roman. Touma caught her eye and she smirked at him, but he felt a shiver down his spine at her expression. He realized he did something wrong, but didn't know what.

"So you're the famous kid Roman told me about," Junior commented. "You probably know this, but I'm Junior."

"Touma Kamijou."

"Roman gave me the picture and I'm going to have my friends keep an eye out for yours," Junior continued. "Vale is a big place and there is a chance they may not be here."

"I know," Touma admitted. "But any help you can supply will be greatly appreciated."

"Roman was right," Junior laughed. "A kid with manners." Roman and Neo laughed too. "I deal with a lot of kids who just turn of age and they can't handle alcohol. Then there are the Hunters…" He sighed and rubbed his head.

"They don't bother you, right?" Touma asked quietly. He couldn't see Roman's smug grin at Neo, who understood immediately where this was going. "They shouldn't be extorting you or something."

"Not that bad," Junior admitted. "I think the best way to describe them is presumptuous. Vale lets them do whatever they want because we need them. They keep the Grimm from invading the city and that leniency had caused many of them to think laws don't apply to them, which they really don't. The Vale council decides who gets help and aid. If people complain, they send Hunters to 'persuade' them to stop."

"They can't be all bad," Touma protested. "All groups have a wide variety of individuals."

"Can't say I met many personally," Junior admitted and rubbed his chin. "But I know plenty who have. My bar was recently wrecked by a young Huntress with blonde hair not too long ago. I couldn't help her find someone and she flipped out, attacked everyone, and left my place a wreck. Took weeks to repair it." He sighed. "She joined Beacon Academy, the school for Hunters. Nothing happened to her and security won't touch her."

"What?" Touma was shocked. "She wrecked your entire bar?"

"You underestimate Aura," Roman piped up. "It makes Hunters monsterlike to normal people."

"So you weren't exaggerating when you told me about them," Touma muttered dryly.

"I didn't tell you about the more extreme cases," Roman informed him. "You know, the ones that ended with a lot of deaths." Touma gulped. "You see why we don't go out in the open much." Touma nodded in agreement. "Well, now that Junior is searching for your companions," Roman said brightly and clapped his hands together. "We must be on our way. Many things to do. Good to see you again."

"Same," grunted Junior untruthfully.

Roman led them out of the club and Touma felt someone grip his arm tightly. Neo had appeared next to him and seemed keen on not letting him go. Touma was a little surprised at the action, but decided not to comment on it or she might embarrass him again. He didn't see Neo turn around and make a rude gesture to the twins, who returned the favor. Junior only stood there and watched the exchange between the girls.

I can't tell if that kid is incredibly lucky or unlucky.


Team JNPR's outburst caused everyone to jump.

"Be quiet!" Weiss snapped at all of them. "You are going to attract attention!"

"Hello, MISAKA says as MISAKA greets the new arrivals."

"Where did you find her?!" gasped Pyrrha. They completely overlooked Last Order's unusual way of talking because of shock. "We looked everywhere for her."

"Huh?" Ruby asked confused. "We met her in town while shopping. Why were you looking for her? Do you know her?"

"We found someone-…," Jaune tried to explain, but Nora couldn't hold it in any longer.

"She's so cute!" Nora shouted and was a blur as she rushed over to Last Order. She picked up Last Order from Weiss's grasp into a huge hug. "Where were you!? How old are you!? Do you like pancakes!? How many sloths have you seen!?"

"Nora," Ren said firmly. "Let her go so she can breathe." Nora looked down and saw Last Order squirming around in her iron clutches. Nora blinked and let her fall back onto the bed.

"Phew! MISAKA gasps as MISAKA comes back from seeing a bright light."

"Be careful, you Neanderthal," Weiss reprimanded Nora. "She doesn't have an aura. You could have broken her bones."

"Hehe," Nora giggled innocently. "Sorry."

"So what were you trying to say?" Yang asked Jaune. "You guys were looking for her? And how does that involve a flying Ursa?"

"We found a boy with white hair who was looking for her," Jaune told her. "He was fighting a pack of Grimm."

"You found Accelerator? MISAKA asks wildly as MISAKA jumps to her feet." She rushed over to him and slammed into him. With her arms gripping Jaune's shirt, she looked up at him with big eyes. "Please tell MISAKA were he is MISAKA begs as MISAKA uses her secret weapon." Her eyes teared up slightly and her sad look struck Jaune directly. Even being used to seven sisters, this girl was a master at the craft.

"Ruby," Jaune said weakly. "I think she beat your puppy dog eyes." He had to look away because of its intensity.

"No way!"

"Let me see," Yang demanded and scooted over next to him. "It's so bright! I can't look at it directly without wanting to scoop her up in a hug! Ruby, she has you beat." Everyone else laughed at Ruby's pout that followed Yang's statement.

"I promise to tell you everything," Jaune told Last Order. "And an Arc never goes back on his word, but I'm hoping you can explain a few things to us too." He realized he never introduced himself. "My name is Jaune Arc by the way and this is Pyrrha Nikos." He gestured to her and she nodded while smiling kindly at the girl. "The girl that nearly crushed you is Nora Valkyrie." Nora waved excitedly. "And the silent one in green is Lie Ren." Ren nodded his head in acknowledgement.

"MISAKA's name is Last Order MISAKA introduces herself." Jaune and the others finally realized her strange way of talking, but they were used to Nora's antics, so no one mentioned it. Last Order frowned when she stared up to him. "Are you the Arc who confessed to Weiss? Misaka asks curiously." Jaune coughed loudly and Yang burst out laughing. "She will accept your presence if you stop doing it MISAKA tries to help out." Jaune felt his ears burn and now Pyrrha and Ruby was giggling, Nora was laughing as loud as Yang, Ren was silent but looked amused, and Weiss face palmed.

"I will remember that," Jaune finally answered.

"Make sure you do," Weiss called over.

"I'm sure you are worried about your friend," Pyrrha said politely and knelt down next to Last Order, who nodded. "He was worried about you too when he couldn't locate you."

"We looked all over Vale," Ruby told Pyrrha. "And we couldn't find him."

"He wasn't in Vale," she replied. "We found him in the Emerald Forest. That's where he was fighting the Grimm."

"Grimm?" Last Order looked confused.

"Big monsters," Nora answered and stretched out her arms as wide as they would go. "We are Hunters and we destroy them."

"And how did the flying Ursa Nora mentioned get involved," Yang asked. "That's what I want to hear about."

"Here's what happened when we went with Professor Port into the Emerald Forest…" Jaune started off explaining how they weren't able to locate any Grimm at first, which forced them to go deeper into the forest. Then an Ursa came flying down at them and crashed into the ground. After inspecting it, they decided to investigate in case something even more dangerous was nearby. Beacon had to be warned if an enemy could throw Grimm around a mile. They followed the trail and heard fighting. The boy, who Last Order had called Accelerator, was fighting a close to twenty Grimm. "When a couple Beowolves touched him, their bones seemed to break and then he ripped the arm of an Ursa, before throwing it and spearing another. With barely a tap of his hand, the one he had injured was sent flying into a tree."

"For a second I thought that would be a Grimm situation," Yang interrupted.

"No!" most of her friends shouted.

"That's him MISAKA confirms."

"So he has some king strengthening Semblance?" Weiss asked. "Increase muscle mass and skin hardening?"

"He didn't have a Semblance," Ren told her.

"What?!" Yang, Weiss, and Ruby gasped.

"His aura was never unlocked," Pyrrha elaborated. "So he couldn't be using a Semblance. We aren't sure how he could do what he did." To her surprise, Weiss, Ruby, and Yang all shared a knowing look. "Am I missing something?"

"Last Order here," Ruby explained. "Can use electricity without having her Aura unlocked."

"MISAKA is an Electromaster MISAKA declares as MISAKA shows off her power." A few bluish-white sparks appeared around her head.

"Sweet!" Nora exclaimed and bounded over to her. "Quick, shock me with everything you have!"

"No!" Ren's loud voice actually caused everyone to turn toward him in surprise. "Do not shock her. Nora's Semblance allows her to turn electricity into power. If you shock her, she will go on a rampage inside the school."

"Can we do it outside the school then, Ren?" Nora asked innocently, but didn't fool anyone.

"Maybe tomorrow if there is time and she's willing," Ren sighed. Once Nora got an idea, there was no stopping her.

"MISAKA wants to see MISAKA says eagerly. So Nora is like a giant battery with her ability? MISAKA asks." Nora grinned, gave her a thumbs up, and then hugged her tightly.

"Can we keep her Ren?" Nora asked hopefully. "She's so adorable, almost as much as a sloth."

"No."

"Do you think if we hide in Vale while this is happening we can avoid repercussions?" Jaune whispered to Pyrrha. She giggled, but then shrugged.

"So Accelerator and Last Order both have strange powers without Semblances," Yang said. "How is that possible? What is Accelerator's power anyways?"

"He can control the vector of anything he touches MISAKA explains as MISAKA puffs out her chest in importance."

"Vectors?" Ruby, Nora, Jaune, and Yang all looked confused.

"Are you all kids?" Weiss sighed. "Vectors are a quantity that has both magnitude and direction. Everything has vectors, even if standing still. For example, mass is a magnitude and movement adds a direction."

"That actually explains it," Ren muttered. "When the Grimm touched him, he could change the direction of their attacks. The sudden directional change of force would most likely cause their bones to break."

"Yep, MISAKA says proudly as MISAKA is amazed at Ren's deductive reasoning."

"That still doesn't explain how those two use these powers without their Aura," Ruby pointed out and flopped down on the bed next to Weiss. "Wait, if you guys found him, where is he now?"

"Medical bay," Jaune answered.

"What?! MISAKA asks in shock."

"You better explain fast Arc," Weiss told him. "Or she might start crying."

"He collapsed shortly after we found him," Jaune explained. "We took out the remaining Grimm and then Nora and I brought him back here, while Pyrrha and Ren searched the area for Last Order. His last words were for us to find her." He frowned. "I don't know why he collapsed though. He didn't appear injured."

"The Network slowly vanished, MISAKA whispers to herself. It was getting weaker and MISAKA can't contact the others. MISAKA did not think this was possible MISAKA continues as MISAKA experiences a sense of dread." She looked up when she noticed everyone staring at her. "Yes?"

"Network?" Yang asked.

"MISAKA never mentioned a network, MISAKA lies quickly. MISAKA has no knowledge of classified information."

She's definitely hiding something important, Weiss thought. Weiss was used to her sister saying she couldn't explain things because they were classified, but she was better at hiding that information. Last Order kept mentioning things she obviously was told not to. I think she's involved in a high security project, which would explain their power, but which kingdom? She didn't like the fact a little girl was being experimented on.

"We thought she was in trouble with a gang or something," Ruby whispered to Jaune and Pyrrha. "So we brought her here to talk to Ozpin and keep her safe."

"Good call," Jaune whispered. "She seems a tad…off, but otherwise a normal little girl."

"She seems nice," Pyrrha added. "You don't see a lot of people who can get along with Weiss so quickly."

"She said Weiss reminded her of Accelerator," Ruby whispered with a grin.

"Their hair color is pretty similar," Jaune admitted. "And he was a little brash, with the few words he managed to say." He turned to Last Order. "There were no external injuries we saw and Beacon's medical staff has him. They are the best around. He is in good hands and I'm sure we will be notified when he wakes up." She still looked uneasy, like she wanted to say something, but knew she couldn't. Jaune's younger sisters showed him that expression many times. "If you can't talk about something, we understand, but if you need to, you can come to any of us."

"Thank you, MISAKA whispers."

"We would still like you to meet our headmaster," Ruby added. "If anyone can help you and Accelerator, it will be him."

"MISAKA appreciates all the help MISAKA says in gratitude. Can we rest a little bit first before heading to see this Ozpin? MISAKA asks as MISAKA's feet still hurt."

"Sure," Weiss told her and Last Order beamed at her. She sat down next to Weiss and laid her head in Weiss's lap. "Let us know when you feel up to it."

"Wow!" Nora gasped. "Ren, something is wrong with Weiss. She's actually like Pyrrha does with Jaune!" A small smirk formed on Ren's face.

"What?!" Yang and Ruby rounded on her. "When did she give him a lap pillow?"

"That's not what she meant," Pyrrha explained, but her face turned red. "Right Nora?"

"Nora has her own way of explaining things," Jaune added quickly.

"Well they are acting so friendly with each other," Nora pointed out. "And get close without any issue. Weiss doesn't normally act like that. She always snaps at me."

"Because you yell and break things," Weiss explained calmly.

"They were interested because you implied they were together-together," Ren told her.

"Oh." It dawned on Nora. "They aren't together-together, just together." She leaned over to Ren and whispered. "I think?" He nodded.

"Neither of them have taken the next step," he whispered back so the others couldn't hear.

"So where are you from Last Order?" Pyrrha asked quickly to change the topic.

"Academy City MISAKA replies."

"Never heard of it," Pyrrha mumbled.

"Me either," Yang whispered back. "It might be a city outside of the four kingdoms. If they have people who can wield power like those two, that might be why they can remain hidden."

"Does everyone in Academy City have powers like you?" Ruby asked excitedly.

"Not everyone, MISAKA admits. There are all different kinds and different levels. The scale goes from level 0 to 5. MISAKA is level 3, while Accelerator is the strongest Level 5."

"That sounds awesome!" Ruby cried and waved her arms. "I totally want to visit sometime."

"MISAKA will definitely show you around MISAKA promises as MISAKA imitates Ruby's actions."

"Isn't she nice?" Weiss asked tenderly.

"Who are you and what have you done with Snow Angel?" Jaune asked. She responded by throwing a pillow into his face.

"I was surprised at how motherly Weiss got around her too," Yang said after a short laugh. "Last Order melted her Weiss cold heart." Several people booed, but there was one short laugh.

"Did… she just laugh at Yang's joke?" Ren asked. Nora, Pyrrha, and Jaune only stared.

"Yang wanted to kidnap and keep her," Ruby told them worriedly. "And that was after we put up with her horrible electrical puns all day."

"I'm shocked you think so little of my jokes," Yang said and pretended to be hurt.

"That pun was pretty re-volt-ing," Jaune pipped up. There was only silence.

"I'm stunned at how bad that was Vomit Boy," Yang told him.

"I realized my mistake into getting in this kind of argument with you," Jaune sighed. "It was an illuminating experience." There were some more groans. "I'm out."

"Leave the jokes to the professionals," Yang said triumphantly amid more groans.

"I'll let you know when they get here," Jaune replied. "You need some lessons." Yang raised an eyebrow and then they high fived. Yang could appreciate a little back and forth banter. Last Order was the only one who giggled during their debate.

"You will do better next time," Pyrrha told him, while she patted his shoulder. She tried to be encouraging, but her eyes told him that his jokes weren't funny.

"Can we keep Last Order?" Nora asked. "Yang and I can take turns taking care of her. We can walk her, feed her pancakes, and play with her!"

"MISAKA likes pancakes."

"I love her!" Nora declared. "We have to keep her."

"We can't keep a person Nora," Ren tried to tell her.

"If we are careful," Yang added eagerly. "We could totally keep her our little secret."

"Yes!" Nora cheered. "If one room is being inspected by a professor, we can hide her in the other!" She and Yang high fived each other.

"Oh no," Jaune groaned. "They are teaming up. Ren, Ruby, do something!"

"Why us?" Ruby whined.

"Ren is the only one who can control Nora and you are Yang's team leader and sister."

"Not much I can do at this point," Ren sighed. "She's seems pretty set on this."

"Yang!" Ruby said, trying to make her voice sound commanding, but it was kind of cute in its own way. "You can't keep her. We have to take her to Ozpin."

"When her friend wakes up," Yang told her dismissively. She and Nora were whispering excitedly about future plans with Last Order.

"Weiss!" Ruby called out and waved her arms franticly. "A little help?" Weiss looked at her, and then at Yang and Nora, who could not be up to anything good. Her eyes then flickered to the girl lying in her lap, with her eyes closing sleepily.

"I suppose it wouldn't hurt for her to stay a little bit," Weiss finally murmured.

"What happened to my partner who got mad at me for breaking even the most obscure rule!?" Ruby demanded.

"Shush," Weiss said and help a finger up to her lips. "She's fallen asleep." She gestured to Last Order.

"Blake," Ruby virtually cried. "Come back. I need a voice of reason."

"Last Order certainly has a way with people," Pyrrha commented to Ren and Jaune. "I rarely see someone who gets along with such a wide variety of people so fast."

"I don't know if I should be amazed or worried," Ren added. "Nora is not going to stop until she sees how much electricity Last Order can produce."

"She reminds me of my youngest sister," Jaune laughed. "No matter what she does, you can never really get mad at her." His only worry was if they were alike, Last Order would be way too trusting of people. Some people might try to use that to their advantage. "Now, our next question is how are we going to get our friends to agree to let her meet Ozpin?"

Neither Ren or Pyrrha could answer him.


"Okay everyone," Roman said, while he stood in front of several large crates. "Time is of the essence and we need to get this dust loaded." Several men and women were stacking boxes and slipping them into more crates. Each of them wore a mask, which resembled the bone-like coverings on the faces of the Grimm. They were also wearing similar uniforms, grey vests over a black shirt, black gloves, and black pants. A darker grey line traveled down the center of the vest, except when it moved around a few red dots at right angles. If it were not for the visible animal appendages, such as ears, tales, or antlers, Touma would not have been able to tell they were all Faunus.

"I feel bad we aren't doing anything," Touma whispered to Neo. While Roman was busy talking and directing the White Fang members, Neo had pulled Touma over to a couple empty boxes they could sit on and wait. He saw the members throw occasional looks his way, but they quickly turned away after a second or two. Touma frowned, because he couldn't really tell if they were staring at him because of their masks.

'You are a guest and our job will be to help protect the delivery when we exit the city.' Neo typed on her Scroll and held it up for him. 'We save their lives, so they help out by acting as loaders.'

"I suppose," Touma admitted and rubbed his chin. "Didn't you say dust is explosive? Is it wise to keep so much stored in confined crates?"

'We can hardly rent out several warehouses and store crystals and dusts individually. It's only temporary anyways, and we make sure to pack them properly. We need every bit we can deliver.'

"So we are taking a few trucks outside the city and then a couple of… bullheads?" Neo nodded. "Will pick the shipment up and deliver it where it is needed?" Neo nodded again. "Why do we have to travel out into Grimm territory to do so?"

"Because," Roman answered, as he moseyed over to them. "Vale defines our help as illegal." He leaned closer and lowered his voice. "We recently tried not to long ago at the docks with a delivery. A couple Hunters found out and nearly killed my men. Now, security is rather high for unauthorized air travel. Until the heat dies down, it's actually safer to have the drop-offs outside the walls. Neo is pretty good at keeping Grimm off us and we have weapons for the purpose of killing them too. Our world is not very forgiving for the unprepared." Neo beamed at his praise and leaned up against Touma, which caused him to glow red.

'I can beat up a small army of Grimm by myself.' She bragged.

"I'm not sure if I want to see you in action or not," Touma admitted.

'Aww, you know you won't be able to keep your eyes off me.' She laughed and winked at him.

"You are going to make me hurl Neo," Roman groaned. "I need to talk to your privately for a bit, so I'm going to have to draw you away from your boy for a few minutes." His voice slowly grew in volume on purpose. Neo and Touma noticed several of the White Fang members turn to look at them. They must have been surprised because most had stopped working. Neo's eyes narrowed and they quickly started moving again. Roman noticed and grinned. "Try not to distract them, kid," he told Touma. "I don't want a repeat of Junior's bar."

"I didn't do anything," Touma protested and Roman laughed.

"Sure you didn't," he said with a wink. "I didn't know you had a way with the ladies." Neo frowned and kicked him in the butt a lot harder than she normally would have. The force sent Roman flying several feet, but he remained standing. Roman scowled at Neo and turned, while gesturing at her to hurry up. Neo nodded and followed but turned around and shrugged at Touma. Then she motioned for Touma to stay until she returned. As soon as Roman and Neo were out of sight, nearly every other head turned toward Touma. Sweat formed on his brow under their stares. He did the only thing he could do and shrugged at them. The workers went back to packing, but they kept looking at him way more than they needed.

Without anything to do, Touma's eyes began to wonder. The warehouse was devoid of anything to make it stand out, since the operations were strictly under the table. It was only logical his eyes would eventually fall back onto the members of the White Fang. Touma didn't know much about them except they were a group that protested for Faunus rights. Most of the dust was going to cities primarily dominated by Faunus, though the humans there would not be discriminated against. The disguises they wore, which made them all look similar, prevented him from gleaming much about them. Though, he found himself constantly looking at one in particular.

The member was female with long black hair who seemed to be working more in the back, away from were Roman had been directing others. Touma's eyes traveled down. For some reason, her clothes seemed to be a little tighter than the others, like they didn't fit right, but they only added to her charm. Her curves were highlighted by the form fitting outfit and Touma was a teenage boy. It was hard to tell because of the mask, but she couldn't be that much older than him. The skin he could see on her was fair, but his eyes then traveled to a trait he was not used to seeing back home. There was a pair of black cat ears on her head. They twitched occasionally when someone spoke near her. The girl turned toward him and he diverted his eyes immediately. He didn't want her to think he was ogling her. He waited a few moments and nonchalantly glanced over.

She was still watching him.


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Omake:

People screaming followed by the sound of breaking wood and glass caused Roman and Junior to end their meeting early. They rushed out of the office and headed to the bar and dance floor. Pure pandemonium filled the room. People were rushing out of the club through any means necessary, though a couple drunk people stood near the wall and cheered. In the middle of the dance floor, three girls were fighting what appeared to be a life or death struggle. Neo was facing off against twins, one in a red dress and one in a white dress. The girl in the red dress was using a pair of claw like weapons, while her twin in white used sharpened heals. Neo was fending off both of them using her parasol. She landed a kick into the girl in red, which send her flying into a table. The girl in white managed to land her own kick and Neo crashed into a chair.

"MY CLUB!" Junior yelled. "NOT AGAIN!"

"KID!" Roman seethed and looked around for Touma. "Where are you?!"

"Over here!" Touma called back and waved. He was still at the bar and had several tall glasses. Roman and Junior marched over to him, knowing they could not stop the girls with their skills. The smell of alcohol was overpowering as Touma drained one of the glasses.

"What the hell happened?!" Roman demanded.

"Those two girls came over and started talking to me," Touma sighed and set down his glass. "I tried to be polite, but they were rather insistent about dancing. Neo grew tried with them and started arguing, but they wouldn't leave." He picked up another glass. "Then the fight started." His head slammed onto the bar table.

"Why didn't you stop them?!" Junior demanded.

"Because I found out through experience if I get involved it only gets worse," Touma muttered. "It will end with me tied to a chair and twenty girls fighting to the death. I can't take it anymore." He sat up, wobbled, and drained another glass.

"That's it," Roman said in defeat and threw his hands into the air. "I'm leaving this madness before I go insane." He left the club before either of them could say anything else.

"At least blondie isn't here," Junior sighed. "My bar wouldn't survive otherwise."

"You called?" Junior spun around and saw a tall girl with a great deal of long yellow hair.

"You!" he spat out.

"Me," Yang confirmed and looked at the fight. "Now this is what I call a club. Get a couple Strawberry Sunrises, no ice, ready." Her gloves cocked and she banged them together. "I'm going to work up a thirst." She jumped into the fray.

Junior's bar burned down that night.